Bryce Love fights though more injuries in 145-yard bowl performance

You can call him undersized all you want, but Stanford running back Bryce Love plays with as much toughness as you’ll ever see from a 196-pound football player.

Despite dealing with multiple injuries throughout the season, Love was knocking on the 2,000-yard door heading into Thursday’s Alamo Bowl against TCU, and he exploded through it with 145 yards and a pair of touchdown runs.

It was a losing effort thanks to a huge second-half comeback by the Horned Frogs, but it was another impressive outing for Love, who earned a trip to New York City as a Heisman Trophy finalist. He ends his junior campaign with 2,118 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns, averaging a ridiculous 8.1 yards per carry for the season.

Love has yet to make his intentions clear regarding the 2018 NFL draft, but if he does choose to leave early, he’ll join another deep, extremely talented running back class.